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sides and terminal margins of cinnamon on the centre feathers and rufous 

 tinted white on the outer ones, which have nearly the entire outer web pale. 

 Ear-coverts cinnamon ; a black band in front of eye ; a broad eyebrow and 

 the under surface generally white, a few dusky spots on sides of upper 

 throat ; lower throat with some angular dark spots and the sides of the crop 

 and fore-chest strongly mottled with cinnamon. " Iris chestnut ; bill 

 yellowish brown ; legs and feet flesh-colour." Total length 5-9 and 

 5-7 inches, culmen 0'5 and 0-45, wing 3-5 and 3-35, tail 2-5 and 2-4, 

 tarsus 0'9 and 0-85. ^ , 30. 7. 85. Orange R. (Bradshaw) and ? , Hope 

 Town (Atmore). 



The Southern Fawn-coloured Lark inhabits Western South 

 Africa from the south of the Ounene river into Eastern 

 Cape Colony. 



The most northern known locality for this species is 

 Ondonga in Ovampoland, where a specimen was procured 

 by Andersson, who writes : " This bii^d is very frequent in 

 the neighbourhood of Otjimbinque, and is not uncommon in 

 various other parts of Damara and Glreat Namaqualand. It 

 is easily distinguished from most of the other Larks by its 

 reddish appearance. It is found in pairs and is comparatively 

 tame, flying but a short distance when disturbed, and settling 

 on the ground, or on a bush or tree ; it has a kind of chirping 

 song." Mr. Fleck has also met with the species in German 

 South-west Africa. 



Sir Andrew Smith, who discovered the type of the species, 

 remarks : " Specimens of this bird are occasionally to be 

 procured to the south of the Orange river, but most readily 

 on the arid open plains which lie between that river and the 

 tropic of Capricorn." Mr. Atmore has collected specimens 

 in Griqualand and at Hope Town; and Mr. Ortlepp writes 

 from Colesberg : " Found singly, inhabiting wooded places, 

 and abounding on tall camel or thorn trees, on whose topmost 

 twigs they are frequently to be heard pouring out a sweet, 

 sustained song." 



